[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60924-60925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25661]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed 
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of 
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects 
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the 
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: Violence Intervention to Enrich Lives (VITEL) 
Supplement--NEW

    This data collection is to study the intersection of intimate 
partner violence (IPV) and trauma for women with HIV, at risk for HIV, 
and at risk for substance use disorders (SUDs). VITEL provides 
supplemental funding to existing SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion: 
Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk 
for HIV/AIDS (TCE-HIV: Minority Women) grantees. The goals of the VITEL 
program are (1) reduce IPV through screening and referrals, (2) reduce 
risky behaviors that lead to new HIV infections and SUDs, (3) increase 
access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV 
and AIDS, (4) reduce HIV-related health disparities resultant from IPV 
screening tool implementation, and (5) determine the feasibility of 
integrating IPV screening in behavioral health settings. A multi-stage 
approach has been used to develop the appropriate theoretical 
framework, conceptual model, evaluation design and protocols, and data 
collection instrumentation. Process and outcome measures have been 
developed to fully capture community and contextual conditions, the 
scope of the VITEL program implementation and activities, and client 
outcomes. A mixed-method approach (e.g., surveys, semi-structured 
interviews, focus groups) will be used, for example, to examine 
collaborative community linkages established between grantees and other 
service providers (e.g., primary health care, SUD recovery), determine 
which program models and what type and amount of client exposure to 
services contribute to significant changes in IPV, SUD, and HIV risk 
behaviors of the targeted populations, and determine the impact of 
VITEL services on providers, clients, and communities.
    The data collection for this program will be conducted quarterly 
(during this one year supplemental period) and the client outcome data 
collection will be ongoing throughout the program and will be collected 
at baseline, discharge and 6-months post baseline for all treatment 
clients. The respondents are clinic-based social workers and 
counselors, clinic-based administrators and clinic-based clients. The 
estimated annualized burden is summarized below:

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                                                                                               Total           Total
                   Instrument/activity                       Number of     Responses per     response        response        Hours per     Total  burden
                                                            respondents     respondent        numbers         numbers        response          hours
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Baseline data collection (Clients)......................             500               1             500             500             .42          210
Discharge data collection (Clients).....................             500               1             500             500             .42          210
6-month post Baseline data collection (Clients).........             500               1             500             500             .42          210

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Interaction Form (Client)...............................             500               1             500             500             .42          210
Treatment Focus Group (Client)..........................              45               2              90              90            1.0            90
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    Client Sub-total....................................           2,045  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          930
Executives and Project Director/Program Manager (Semi-                10               1              10              10             .75            7.5
 Structured Interviews).................................
Executives and Project Director/Program Manager                        5               1               5               5            3.0            15
 (Progress Report)......................................
Direct Staff (Semi-Structured Interviews)...............              10               1              10              10             .75            7.5
Community Collaborators (Semi-Structured Interviews)....              10               1              10              10            1.0             5
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    Staff Sub-total.....................................              35  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           40
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        Total...........................................           2,080  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          970
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    Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 2-1057, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email her a 
copy at [email protected]. Written comments should be received 
by December 7, 2015.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-25661 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am]
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